Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-10-20
HONEST CARL DUNDER.
How His Charity Was Insulted by Mum
bor of Blind Men.

HOW his Cnarity was Nufn-
ber of Blind Men.
Sergeant, may pc | like to haf
leedle talk nit you," observed Carl
Dunder, as he entered the Woodbridge
street Station.
''Go ahead, Mr.. Dunder," replied
Sergeant Bendal, as he looked up from
his blotter.
"How many blind mans goes around
begging in DetroitP"
1.-TWO or three, perhaps. but haven't
seen any lately"
"Shust like Shake said he vhas.
Vhell, doan' pellet vhas arrested dis
time, for l make him all shquare und
Shake vhas more to plane as me-"
"Another mistakeP"
"Vhell, he vhas like dis. Two days
ago feller comes in my place NIT
cane. He walks very slow, und he
feels aroundt nit dot cane. He haf
some blue glasses on his eyes, und in
front vhas sign of please help der
blind Vhas Carl Dunderp Ivhas.
All right. Mr. Dunder, l vhas blind
for more ash twenty years, und haf
some large families to support. May pc
you vhas kindt enough to help me.
Vhell, Sergeant itseems too badt, und
l gif him half dollar"
Probably fraud"
'ln two hours n second man comes
in shust dot same way. He feels
aroundt nit his cane, reaches out NIT
his hands und shtands half way in und
says: 'Vhas in der place of dot whole
sould shentleman named Carl Dunder.
who runs for alderman next springp'
He vhas. All right. He vhas blind
for feefteen year. A saw-mill falls on
him und he doan' see daylight no
more, but he like der loan of adollar. :"
"And he got it?"
"Vhell, Sergeant, 1 feels tickled
aboudt dot aldermans, und if man
vhas blind we should help him. Dot
afternoon der third man came in, und
in two days nine blind mans come
around for money"
"And didn't you suspect the fraudp''
81 guess not If a man shpeaks oop
und says you vhas his candidate for
der Legislature how shall you suspect
him? 1t vhas Shake who suspects. He
says vhas shwindled again, und he
laughs at me until l vhas awful madt.
My mind vhas made oop dot der next
blind man shall haf his eyes opened
NIT kicks. Sergeant, haf you got a
poyP"
mo"
at vhas blessing. Shust see how
Shake serves me. He goes oafer on
der market und gets der only blind
man in Detroit und leads him by del
door und tells him What to say. Ivhas
in my place all alone, und somepody
raps! raps! raps! NIT cane. Another
blind man. Vhas l Carl Dunderp
vhas. Mr.. Dunder, if you like to be
der next President I'm sure your
"What did you dop"
Took him by der neck und mol
some floors NIT him, und Shake unt
| der boys vhas oudt doors laughing like
| dey must fall down. Dot blind mar
vhas pooty goodt, 600. He kicks MI
. seven times, und he makes my nose
I bleed"
7 How did it endp"
: Il pays him fife dollar to settle de-
case, und here he vhas. He reads: %
E Carl Dunder vhas received fife dolla
for some lickings because | vhas
: blind man und some frauds Ivha
l come down to see if he vhas all right.
"Yes, guess SC"
S "Und he doan' sue mep"
: "No."
, "Vhell, dot vhas all right. Ivha
e going home to settle nit Shake.
shall laugh nit him und shmile un,
: say: 'Shakey, please 60 down celia
: und see if dot gas-meter vhas leaking
e some more Shake vhill 60 down, un'
' / shall follow"
: "And thenP"
Sergeant, like to haf you tell do
It patrolman who comes by my place do
s haf some invention down celler.
. kicks und screams und begs und hol
r lers, und he should pay no attention
}. Der more l practice on dot invention
l. der better he vhas. Good day. ID
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